Category Archives: Humour

Basics of Copywriting

So copywriting as a way of earning through your creative writing. Copywriting is used in many places throughout your online business funnel. Here are some examples of common used places: The Basics Website content Blog posts Landing Pages Email Marketing Sales Pages Remember, the ultimate goal of copywriting is to get your readers to performContinue reading “Basics of Copywriting”

More writing ideas

Copywriting Have you heard of the term: “Copywriting”?  Wikipedia defined it as: “Copywriting is the use of words and ideas to promote a person, business, opinion or idea. Although the word copy may be applied to any content intended for printing (as in the body of a newspaper article or book), the term copywriter isContinue reading “More writing ideas”

“It’s time we saved our Buffalo from the French,” declares Senator Ted Cruz

After his outrage about how rejoining the Paris Climate agreement will only benefit Parisians, Senator Ted Cruz, the single celled amoeba from Texas, has declared war on funding other countries with American foods. “The Buffalo is a Great American Symbol. It reminds us of how we starved the indigenous people so we could make warmContinue reading ““It’s time we saved our Buffalo from the French,” declares Senator Ted Cruz”

Final ideas (for now) on topics to write about

Using the Internet to meet people. As I said, the craze is upon us. Everyone’s online, and sometimes folks spend more time chatting with Internet buddies than they do talking face to face with actual friends. I know I’ve been guilty of this one myself. Anyway, along with the advent of the World Wide Web,Continue reading “Final ideas (for now) on topics to write about”

Relationships

I have been married twice and known many beautiful women. For most of the last decade I have been happy to live alone. Selfish? Yet recently I met someone. And things feel like they are changing. The way my thoughts have gone bring me back to a song from Jethro Tull. I must have boughtContinue reading “Relationships”

Extract from ‘Trans-Uranic Elements: The Dark Side of Uranus”

Tom scanned the wooden floors, the roof beams, the empty glasses, the empty-headed numbskulls at the bar. He scanned a newspaper, a tin of beans and the police radio in New York. He noticed a group of Gnomes sitting in the corner, underneath the metal signs for shoe polish and soap, each sipping a glassContinue reading “Extract from ‘Trans-Uranic Elements: The Dark Side of Uranus””

Writing Books Is Hard

Are you a writer who is interested in writing a book, hopefully one that will be published? If you are, have you ever written a book before? If not, there is a good chance that you are looking for the easiest approach to take. After all, no one wants to create more work for themselvesContinue reading “Writing Books Is Hard”

Playing with words.

When writing I love to play with words. I always loved how the great, late Ronnie Barker could come up some of the best jokes by just playing with words and their meanings. There is nothing better than the famous ‘Four Candles’ sketch with Ronnie Corbert; ‘handles for forks’. He also said ” I wouldContinue reading “Playing with words.”

Creative writing and frustration.

Not many people are happy with the first draft. The first version of my Master’s thesis was so bad and in such juvenile language, that I just deleted it totally and started again from scratch. The second version had about 3 revisions before submission – it passed first time. With creative writing I still startContinue reading “Creative writing and frustration.”